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Calls for interest: local and international media consultants for Ukraine
The Council of Europe and European Union joint project “Freedom of Media in Ukraine”, implemented within Partnership for Good Governance, is launching two calls for tender for local and international media consultants. We are looking for experts in the sphere of public broadcasting service,...
Training seminar on Internet and Human Rights for journalists in Baku
One-day training seminar on Internet and Human Rights within the framework of the Council of Europe / European Union Joint Project “Freedom of expression and media freedom in Azerbaijan”, implemented under the CoE / EU Programme Partnership for Good Governance (PGG) took place on 19 July 2017...
MEDIA ADVISORY: closing event for media and internet freedom projects in Georgia
On 17 December 2017, the closing event of the EU/Council of Europe joint programmes “Promoting freedom, professionalism and pluralism of the media” and “Protecting internet freedom through legislation and arrangements for multi-stakeholder dialogue” will take place in Tbilisi. The event will...
A conference on media education in Azerbaijani universities
A conference to promote media education and to provide a forum for open discussions on challenges and perspectives of media education in Azerbaijan took place on 7 December 2017 in Baku. The conference was organised in close co-operation with the Azerbaijani Press Council and Journalism Faculty...
Self-regulation of journalism in Eastern Partnership countries
On 15-16 December 2017, the Council of Europe will organise a regional conference on self-regulation of journalism. The event will be attended by the representatives of the self-regulatory bodies from the Eastern Partnership countries and the Russian Federation. During the meeting the media...
Azerbaijan: New journalism textbooks
Azerbaijani students in journalism will now benefit from four new textbooks on: TV Journalism, Radio Journalism, Journalism of New Media and Photo Journalism. These texts books were prepared to cover gaps in the current curricula concerning topics such as online media and will be distributed to...
First meeting of Cross-border Complaints Commission for Eastern Partnership countries
With the support of the joint European Union/Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance regional project "Promote Professional Journalism by Supporting Regional Network of Self-regulatory Bodies" the first meeting of the Commission to Confront Propaganda, a consultative body for...
Journalistic trainings for school students
On 1 March 2017, the series of journalistic trainings have been launched in cooperation with the Azerbaijani newspaper Gurgistan, the Armenian newspaper Vtastan and the German newspaper Kaukasische Post. More than 200 students of secondary schools from Tbilisi and regions teaching German,...
Workshop on international standards related to media monitoring during pre-election campaign
Within European Union (EU) funded project on “Promoting freedom, professionalism and pluralism of the media” the Council of Europe (CoE) in cooperation with the Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) will organise the workshop on international standards related to media monitoring...
Workshop on gender stereotypes in media reporting
The Council of Europe held two day workshop for the journalists and young students studying at various local universities the mass communication. The event was dedicated to the problems related to the gender stereotypes in media reporting. The workshop has been organised by the Council of Europe...
Discussion of the draft curricula on “Journalism ethics” and “Media and Freedom of Expression”
A roundtable discussion took place on 12 May 2017 in Baku in order to discuss the draft curricula on two courses “Journalism ethics” and “Media and freedom of expression”, which have been developed by local experts within the framework of the joint EU/CoE project “Freedom of Expression and Media...
Workshop on gender stereotypes in media reporting
Within a joint funded project with the EU on “Promoting freedom, professionalism and pluralism of the media’” the Council of Europe (CoE) organises a workshop on gender stereotypes in media reporting for students studying mass communication at various local universities as well as active...
2nd meeting of the Steering Committee within the Media Project
Within the framework of the joint EU/CoE project “Freedom of Expression and Media Freedom in Azerbaijan”, the 2nd meeting of the Steering Committee took place on 5 May 2017 in Baku. 15 members of the Steering Committee, including the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the...
The 2nd Steering committee meeting
On May 5, 2017, the second Steering committee meeting was held within the framework of EU/CoE joint projects “Promoting freedom, professionalism and pluralism of the media” and “Protecting internet freedom through legislation and arrangements for multi-stakeholders dialogue”. The meeting aimed at...
Trainings on consumer rights and cultural stereotypes in media reporting
The Council of Europe organised two trainings for the Georgian students and young journalists related to the standards of the protection of consumer rights and encountering cultural stereotypes in media reporting. The trainings were organised within the EU funded projects on “Promoting freedom,...
Series of trainings on freedom of expression and privacy for journalists in the regions of Azerbaijan
Three training sessions on freedom of expression and privacy for journalists and representatives of civil society were organised in the three regions of Azerbaijan – Ganja, Shamkir and Tovuz on 18-21 April 2017 within the framework of the joint EU/CoE project “Freedom of expression and media...
Trainings on consumer rights and cultural stereotypes in media reporting
Within EU funded projects on “Promoting freedom, professionalism and pluralism of the media’” and “Protecting internet freedom through legislation and arrangements for Multi-stakeholder dialogue” the Council of Europe (CoE) organises a series of training for students and journalists on Consumer...
Study visit of Azerbaijani media professionals
On 22-23 March 2017, a study visit of a group of Azerbaijani media professionals was organised in Strasbourg within the framework of the joint CoE/EU PCF Project “Freedom of Expression and Media Freedom” in Azerbaijan. The main aim of the study visit was to raise awareness on European Convention...
Training for members of Georgian National Communications Commission
Within the EU-funded project on “Promoting freedom, professionalism and pluralism of the media’” the Council of Europe (CoE) in cooperation with the Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) organised two trainings for the representatives of the commission on CoE/ECHR standards...
Protecting minors in Georgia through TV programme labelling and age-rating
Within the European Union and Council of Europe joint project on ‘Promoting freedom, professionalism and pluralism of the media’ the Council of Europe, in cooperation with the Georgian National Communications Commission, will organise a series of training courses for members of the Georgian...